Potty Train in a Weekend: Potty training in 3 days

by Rebecca Mansfield

Becky Mansfield, child therapist and potty-training expert is the author of the best-selling book, Potty Train in a Weekend, where she shares her proven guide to 3 day potty training. Are you ready to potty train your child quickly and with success? This best-selling book is the answer. Becky Mansfield, child development expert at YourModernFamily.com shows you exactly how to do it successfully. It is the only complete guide to potty training that you will need. You can train your child earlier and faster than you thought possible! In this book, you will learn... *Signs of readiness *The secret to potty training in three days *What to do when they won't poop on the potty *How to handle regression *What to do when your child is not at home *Should you use charts and rewards? *What is the best way to potty train a boy? *How to potty train at night You will not be going back and forth between diapers, pull-ups and underwear anymore. This book has been marked as the best potty training book by multiple speakers around the world. It has been read by tens of thousands of parents and they all say one It is the only guide you will need for potty training success. It is filled with all of the information and tools that you need to start potty training and complete it in three days. As a bonus, this second edition book has an added chapter to teach parents how to potty train a special needs child. Parents all over the world are having success with this system and now you can, too!

Genres: Parenting, Audiobook, Nonfiction

104 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 17, 2013

Reviews

[Meredith Taunton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This method worked for us. We weren't completely potty trained within three days, but it did give a good foundation and starting point. I read this book on Kindle and one of my biggest issues was with the format of the book, which I found to be disjointed and distracting.

[Cait · Rating 5 out of 5]

This so works.

I have twins who are two years old. I started training one of my boys first because my other son has ankle braces to start walking and get used to. So I started my one son on the potty on Thursday, but wasn’t sure exactly if I was doing it right- (had a diaper on him and took him to the potty every 15 minutes). I downloaded this book that night and started reading it as soon as it was done. The next day (Friday), I started the naked method with an area of the living room covered with a larger blanket (for possible accidents) and the potty seat on it against the wall. I had him go every 20 mins. He had maybe 2-3 accidents I’d say that day, diaper only on for nap time and bedtime during the night. Day 2 (Saturday), I took him to the potty when he woke up and left him naked for this day as well. There were about 2 accidents. The only bad thing was that he would get really upset when he had to go and seemed to hold it in for a very long time (almost 3 hours at one point) so I caved once and put him in a diaper to alleviate any uncomfortable bladder problems he may have been feeling. Day 3 (Sunday), I had underwear on him half the day (all before nap time at 2pm) and he seemed to have two accidents in the underwear. So after nap time, I left him naked again and he ran to his potty area and onto the potty when he felt the need to go. He still got upset when he was peeing in the potty, but I see it as him thinking he’s making a mess when doing it. (He’s a very clean child who doesn’t like things dirty. He even looks at me with an uh-oh face when he gets dirt on his hands at the park haha) I continued to cheer for him, give him high-fives, and having him help me put his sticker on his chart). Later Sunday, he went to his potty, peed, and he didn’t whine at all and peed more than a little without crying about it. I am so proud of him that we’re getting past the “upsetting” phase in this for him. I really feel like he’s getting used to it and this book really helped me push through these tough parts. I have my child potty trained in three days because he knows when he has to go and where to go to. I know I definitely have to continue this routine though for the full effect. Good luck to everyone! I recommend this book !!
I can’t wait to potty train my other son this way!

[Tanya · Rating 2 out of 5]

So the title is a lot misleading...you can potty train your kids to pee in the potty over a weekend. The reminders that you have to take your child for months afterwards and to the bathroom every 20 minutes...doesn't mean they're fully potty trained. I kind of knew this would be a little off but I wasn't sure where or how. But it's quite clear that this book should be more of a reference of how to start potty training in a weekend.

[Rachel Tilly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a good refresher for me on the 3 day potty training method and I liked the authors perspective of training her children early. Lots of practical advice and good pointers to set you and your child up for success.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good information.

Very informative, but I am not sure if this is the training method I want to use. Glad I have the info, though.

[Ashlee Hayes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Going to try!

[Sadie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good ideas, will be trying soon with my toddler.

[Rhonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seems like a good method! Look forward to trying it out this summer.

[Nadesha Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very practical, good advice! I haven't tried the method yet so I can't speak to that.

[Jevgenija · Rating 1 out of 5]

Absolutely useless for me

Child refuses to sit down on the potty completely, so book had no use to me. Waste of money, they should of put better description

[Allison Jenkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won't use this method, but the information on potty training in various countries was interesting.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and to the point. Hopefully I can give this a try this weekend :)

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book every time I need to get psyched for potty training. I tried potty training my son before hearing about this book and I failed... a few times. After reading this book, I had a few more tips and tricks up my sleeve, as well as the motivation to stick it out. Potty training blows, but this book was incredibly helpful for me and my family. I am prepping for training child number 2 this Thursday. Here we go!

[Mrs Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of good ideas of how to train a child in only a few days. I used a method similar to this for my boy, but Mansfield's way is more efficient and less messy! Nephew was trained using this book (and it worked, just as the book described).

Then I trained Grandson with Manfield's method. Wow! I did day 1 with pull-ups because I didn't have linoleum area set up yet. Day 2 was strictly by the book and worked exactly as the book said it would. By Day 3 the boy was trained. Niece trained at the same time; it worked for her, too.

[Lindsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great guide and my daughter trained easily and happily at 20 months. In fact, I'm not sure I even knew where to start with potty training before reading the book. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone thinking about potty training a young toddler.

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was helpful. This method worked really well for us as far as getting our daughter to pee on the potty. Number 2 was different. SHE had to be ready, and once she was it was all over. So, for us, more like "Potty Train in a Week-ish"

[Paula Rollo · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO informative and helpful. I love that she walks you through exactly how to do it. It's not too strict or too lax. Just the right type of method for a child that age! Highly recommend it!

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book helped me realize I want all the benefits of potty training...without the work

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book to be most helpful with toilet training my 2 year old daughter. She excelled with us using the approaches taken in this book.

[Lzarsky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but short book.

This book seemed overpriced for the brevity of it. Yes...good info and maybe worth it, but it seemed highly priced for such a short read.

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helped me train our 25 month old in two days!